Beyond the podcast: Richard III
With the release of a four-part podcast series considering one of the most divisive kings in all of English history, HistoryExtra's Spencer Mizen rounds up some essential reads to help you understand more about the life and rule of Richard III
- Spencer Mizen
Published: October 23, 2024 at 9:25 AM
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Richard III is one of the most divisive kings in all of English history – a man whose seizure of the throne in 1483 has provoked fierce debate for more than five centuries.
Few English kings have enjoyed – or endured – an afterlife quite like Richard III. From the moment he was slain at Bosworth, generations of historians have battled over his reputation. In a new four-part podcast series, Chris Skidmore tells Spencer Mizen about the king's turbulent reign.
Below, Spencer has selected some essential further reading, listening and viewing from our archives to broaden your knowledge of this controversial monarch.
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Turi King led the verification team that worked on Richard III’s rediscovered remains. Here, on the 10th anniversary of the king’s reburial service, she reveals how science finally solved a 500-year-old cold case
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His skeletal remains were found in a Leicester car park in 2012 in a groundbreaking discovery. Test your knowledge on the life and times of the so-called ‘car-park king’…
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Did Richard III really kill the Princes in the Tower?
For centuries, received opinion has had it that the Yorkist king ordered the murder of his young nephews, Edward and Richard, in a ruthless bid to secure his throne. But might the two princes instead have lived on into the Tudor era? Matthew Lewis and Nathen Amin debate the issue
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Richard III returns. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
As The Lost King arrives in UK cinemas, ten years after the remains of Richard III were unearthed, Mike Pitts reflects on the astonishing discovery of the “king in the car park”
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Stage and TV actor Robert Lindsay chooses Richard III as his history hero
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Kristie Dean explores seven of the most significant sites in Richard III’s life…
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Anne Neville: wife of Richard III, daughter of Warwick the Kingmaker, and a modern enigma
Anne Neville was wife to both the last Lancastrian heir to the throne of England and later the last Yorkist king, Richard III. How much do we know about the queen beyond her marriages? Nige Tassell explores her story…
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Like father, like son: Richard Plantagenet and Richard III
Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, father of the Yorkist kings Edward IV and Richard III, is frequently mistaken for his youngest son and namesake, who went on to become King Richard III. Contemporary sources remark that the two Richards bore a strong physical resemblance to each other but, as writer Matthew Lewis argues, the similarities do not end there…
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For centuries Richard III has been cast as a diabolical despot who would stop at nothing in pursuit of power. But, argues Matt Lewis, in reality Richard was a champion of the common man – and it was this that ultimately led to his downfall
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Authors
Spencer MizenSenior production editor
Spencer is senior production editor of HistoryExtra magazine
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